And here I am with chapter 2! Yey for no work tomorrow morning! And even if I did, I would still do it. XD I am very bad with time management. Kay, here's the deal. The first chapter takes place when they're all much older. I think I already explained that. However, this chapter is going to go back to a time before the beginning of the story took place. I'm sure you would have seen that for yourself, lol.

Disclaimer- I do NOT own The Prince of Tennis or any of its characters. The only character I take credit for at this time is June.

A time not so long ago...

He sat in the back of the room, preferring not to talk to others in his classes. He stared out the window and watched the clouds pass, not caring to participate in the plans of his fellow students. Tezuka faced forward and listened to the teachers, scribbled notes periodically, and corrected when he needed to.

"He's kind of boring" a kid would say when the day ended and everyone got ready to leave.

"But he's so mysterious." A girl would refute. The girls around her sighed dreamily and agreed. "Any girl would kill to be able to carry a conversation with him." The boys would shake their heads, roll their eyes and walk away. "Yea right, like he's ever going to give anyone the time of day."

He sat in the back of the room, passive about the days and shrugging away conversations. It wasn't until the new semester rolled around and he took his usual spot in the back when his whole life changed.

"Everyone, this is June Wonder. She just transferred to our school from Spain." Tezuka didn't look to the front of the room, instead he looked out the window.

"It's very nice to meet you all. I was born here in Japan, but my parents settled in Spain after my sister's tournament was over."

So her sister is a tennis player who went to nationals… Tezuka deduced.

"It's great to be home. My father and sister missed being here after half a year. It was all a rather silly move to be honest."

Can we please get on with our studies? He thought coldly.

"….but our studies are much more important than this discussion. I'm sure if you want to ask me anything, you can ask me during lunch." June replied cheerfully. Tezuka remained fixed on the world outside, but he was a bit surprised at June's reply. It's almost like she read my mind….

"Of course Miss Wonder, if you'd like to take a seat in the second row then we'll-"

"Actually, can I take a seat in the back next to the sullen fellow?" June interjected.

"I don't know if that's a good idea. He's very…"

"I think I can handle it. Besides, I don't think he'll be bothering me." June added happily, and he could hear her shuffle into the seat next to him.

At first he paid her no mind. She was quiet enough, and she seemed to catch the hint that he wasn't interested in idle chatter. In fact she was so quiet he almost forgot she was next to him until the lunch bell went off and she let out a long groan.

"School is so long here, I completely forgot about it. And there were at least 8 errors on that equation. Can you believe this guy?"

Tezuka blinked a couple of times.

"I see you don't talk much. You must be Kunimitsu Tezuka."

"……"

"You're much cuter than I thought you'd be."

Tezuka shrugged and took interest in a squirrel climbing up a tree.

" You're so funny. You think that by looking out the window, I'll get the impression you're ignoring me and you'll win when I walk away. Don't you?"

Tezuka's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. June laughed, surprising him quite a bit. It was light, like she didn't have a care in the world. That him being a complete jerk wasn't keeping her down. He turned to look at her.

She was relatively tall for a girl, the school uniform fitting her curves beautifully. Her long, jade tresses curled from her high ponytail down to her waist, and her deep, golden eyes looking upon him happily. June smiled even bigger than before, leaning in closer to him.

For reasons unexplained, he couldn't breathe. He sat in complete shock. Or rapture. Whatever it was, he was completely blown away. Luckily for him, he was very good at concealing surprise.

"Soooooo, Tezuka, it would seem your plan has failed if you're facing me now." June said with a laugh. Tezuka sighed a bit. "What exactly do you want from me?"

A/N- I'm probably going to get in trouble for OOCness, but I kinda need it to be this way for a little bit. So please bear with me. I know Tezuka's a little stern, but I don't think he's that bored/disinterested. So I apologize. And if June comes across as really annoying....well...that's your opinion I suppose. Cause she's really not that bad. It's a short chapter I know, but I'm struggling to figure out how I can split these up okay. So this one needs to be short for the next one. And once again I'm rambling. XD Hope to see you next time!